Explanation
We can predict the answer. It requires great discipline
not to look at the answer choices first, but we will do better by making
ourselves pause briefly first and make a prediction. The primary purpose of the
passage is to critique a survey and offer a different interpretation of that
survey. Let's look for that in the answer choices. Choice (A) is right on
target. Choice (B) refers to an entire field of research, a far broader
subject, so it's out. Choice (C) is too low on the opinion scale--we get
primarily evaluation from the author, not just information dump. Choice (D) is
closer, but still off. The author has specifically not criticized the way in which the study was conducted, its
methodology, per lines 12-14. Finally, we are talking about only one set of
results, so choice (E) is out.
The correct answer is (A).
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